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Where does “tarlaigh” come from?

tarlaigh (Irish) comes from Old Irish do·rala, from Proto-Celtic layo-, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

tarlaigh (Irish): to happen, befall, occur; to haul, drag; to draw

Definitions

  1. to happen, befall, occur; to haul, drag; to draw

Ancestry of “tarlaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdo·rala—
2Proto-Celticlayo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

Words derived from “tarlaigh”

  • tarlú
  • tarlaigh
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